Resistance Radio

Resistance Radio - Guest: Jonathan R Latham

Jonathan R Latham, PhD is co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project and the Editor of Independent Science News. Dr Latham is also the Director of the Poison Papers project which publicizes documents of the chemical industry and its regulators. Dr. Latham holds a Masters degree in Crop Genetics and a PhD in Virology. He was subsequently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has published scientific papers in disciplines as diverse as plant ecology, plant virology, genetics and genetic engineering. Dr Latham talks frequently at international events and scientific and regulatory conferences on the research conducted by the Project. He has written for Truthout, MIT Technology Review, the Guardian, Resilience, and many other magazines and websites. Today we talk about golden rice.

Resistance Radio - Guest: Laura Cunningham and Kevin Emmerich

Laura Cunningham and Kevin Emmerich. She is an artist-naturalist, author, and biologist. He is a biologist and former National Park ranger. They co-founded a conservation organization, Basin and Range Watch that works toward preserving the last non-destroyed regions of California and Nevada deserts.

Resistance Radio - Guest: Katie Singer

KATIE SINGER's last book, An Electronic Silent Spring, reports on the effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones, WiFi and cellular antennas on wildlife and public health. Her current work focusses on the Internet's energy use, extraction demands, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic waste and worker hazards. Katie spoke about the Internet's footprint at the United Nations' 2018 Forum on Science, Technology & Innovation. In 2019, she spoke on a panel with Dr. James Hansen about the Internet's impacts on climate disruption. Her websites are www.ourweb.tech and www.electronicsilentspring.com

Resistance Radio - Guest: Skip Rotstein

Skip Rotstein. He is a retired high school Biology teacher. He is the Conservation Chairman of Friends of El Moro Elfin Forest in Morro Bay, California. He has participated in the restoration and maintenance of this 90 acre Pacific Coastal Scrub Preserve for the last seven years.